Sneak preview of Through Deaf Eyes , Celebrating Women In Film, CEO Jeffrey Smalls, and author Debby Applegate Highlighted in Free Programs at The New York Public Library

Free March events at The New York Public Library include a sneak preview of the upcoming PBS documentary Through Deaf Eyes and a sampling of rarely screened short films celebrating women in film. Also scheduled is a program with Jeffrey Smalls, President and CEO of Smalls Electrical Construction Inc., who discusses how he founded his company and author Debby Applegate who will discuss her book The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher . The Library presents more than 20,000 free public programs throughout its 86 branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island annually, complementing its broad collections and other services. A complete listing of events is available at www.nypl.org/events.

Highlighted March Programs in The New York Public Library Branches for Adults

Author@ the Library presents Debby Applegate
Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 p.m., Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street, Manhattan
Debby Applegate author of "The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher" visits the Library. Ms. Applegate will discuss her subject, Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, a New York icon in the nineteenth century, famous for preaching a Gospel of Love that transformed modern American Christianity and for mixing politics and religion in the fight against slavery.

Roman Historical Relief
Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 p.m., Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street, Manhattan
An illustrated slide lecture with Dr. Nancy L. Thompson, Associate Museum Educator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Romans embellished their public monuments, such as triumphal arches, with relief sculptures representing and commemorating specific historical events and individuals with meticulous descriptive detail.

The Founding of Smalls Electrical Construction Inc.
Tuesday, March 13, 5:30 p.m., Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue at 34th Street, Manhattan
Jeffrey Smalls, President and CEO of Smalls Electrical Construction Inc., a winner of Crain's 11 th Annual Small Business Awards, will discuss how he founded his company, now 10 years old.

Fallen Female or Femme Fatale? Operatic Portraits
Wednesday, March 14, 6:30 p.m., Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street, Manhattan
In celebration of Women's History Month, this multimedia presentation by Dr. Jasmin B. Cowin explores the role of women in opera, their struggles, conflicts, and the sexual politics that ensnared them, their relationships with mothers, fathers, siblings, and lovers. Dr. Cowin lectures at educational and cultural institutions, including Hunter College and the German Embassy, on a wide range of opera related themes.

Sell Is Not a Four Letter Word
Wednesday, March 14, 5:30 p.m., Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue at 34th Street, Manhattan
Carolyn Forsman, a former public librarian, followed her dream 27 years ago. Her affordable, upbeat "conversation piece jewelry" has been sold in over 500 museum shops worldwide, including MoMa. In an informal talk, she will reveal her guiding principles.

Through Deaf Eyes
Thursday, March 15, 6:00 p.m., Donnell Library Center, 20 West 53rd Street, Manhattan
Clips will be screened from the upcoming PBS film documenting nearly 200 years of deaf life in America. Members of the production team will be available to answer questions.

Celebrating Women in Film
Thursday, March 22, 6:00 p.m., Donnell Library Center, 20 West 53rd Street, Manhattan
CineWomen NY celebrates the rich legacy of women film pioneers. Filmmaker and CineWomen NY board member Liz Foley introduces a sampling of rarely screened short films, which will illustrate the history, breadth, and diversity of works independently produced by women. Special guest filmmakers to be announced. Cosponsored by CineWomen NY

Listening: The Key to Effective Selling
Tuesday, March 27, 5:30 p.m., Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue at 34th Street, Manhattan
Successsful salespeople know that the way to close more sales is to listen. Join Roni Abrams, a nationally recognized speaker, author, and communications strategist, as she conducts a workshop on effective selling. You will discover how to listen to yourself and others, turn no into yes, shift prospect resistance into sales and increase business through effective communications. Ms. Abrams is the president of Roni Abrams Associates, a training and management consulting firm specializing in interpersonal communications, sales, and networking.

About The New York Public Library

The New York Public Library was created in 1895 with the consolidation of the private libraries of John Jacob Astor and James Lenox with Samuel Jones Tilden Trust. The Library provides free open access to its physical and electronic collections and information, as well as to its services. It comprises four research centers - the Humanities and Social Science Library; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; and the Science, Industry and Business Library - and 86 Branch Libraries in Manhattan, Staten Island, and the Bronx. Research and circulating collections combined total more than 50 million items, including materials for the visually impaired. In addition, each year the Library presents thousands of exhibitions and public programs, which include classes in technology, literacy, and English as a second language. The Library serves some 21 million patrons who come through its doors annually and another 15 million users internationally, who access collections and services through the NYPL website, www.nypl.org.

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